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Bokra Secures VC and PE Licences in Egypt to Expand Revenue-Based Financing for Startups Egyptian fintech Bokra has secured venture capital and private equity licences byBetty WangariApril 24, 2026
Bfree Raises $3.1M to Turn Africa’s Bad Loans Into a Scalable Asset Class Lagos-based credit management startup Bfree has raised $3 byBolu BabalolaApril 23, 2026
Africa NewsMarch 8, 2024 South African e-health startup Recomed secures investment from Eisai. South African digital healthcare marketplace startup, RecoMed, has secured a byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMarch 7, 2024 Conducive Capital Announces $50M Early-Stage VC Fund. Conducive Capital, a South African venture capital firm, has announced the byMuhammed Mustapha
News NigeriaMarch 7, 2024 MDaaS Global, a Nigerian health startup, secures $3 million funding. MDaaS Global, a leading Nigerian health tech firm known for its extensive byFatima Oladunni
News NigeriaMarch 3, 2024 Syra Finance Announces Closure Due to Hostile Business Environment. After more than a year of operation in Nigeria, Syra Finance, a leading Nigerian byFatima Oladunni
EventsFebruary 29, 2024 Victoria’s Secret partners with AWIEF to empower Nigerian women entrepreneurs through the Growth Accelerator program. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has joined forces byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupFebruary 29, 2024 South African AI-powered customer service platform Cue secures $2 million in funding. South African startup Cue, recognized for its rapid growth as a provider of byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaFebruary 26, 2024 Uber commits $100 million to back Moove’s growth. Uber Technologies Inc byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 22, 2024 Ocular AI’s innovative platform wins over Y Combinator, with African founders at the helm. Y Combinator has welcomed Ocular AI, a startup based in Silicon Valley, into its byFatima Oladunni
Founder's PulseFebruary 20, 2024 The Crypto Vanguard: How Adeniyi Olowoporoku Built Ezyswap.ai to Transform African Finance. Adeniyi Olowoporoku is a trailblazing Nigerian entrepreneur who launched byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsFebruary 13, 2024 Catalyst Fund Backed Six African Climate-Tech Startups In 4 Months. The Catalyst Fund, a pre-seed venture capital fund and accelerator, has invested byFatima Oladunni
